Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in SEAR
SEAR: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 39.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in SEAR, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in SEAR stood at 39.3%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in SEAR peaked at 97.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.2% | — |
| 1991 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 91.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.6% | 93.6% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 86.2% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 55.9% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 39.3% | 51.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SEAR
More health data for SEAR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 164 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 2,449 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 23.13 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.66 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 57,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 763.07 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in SEAR?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in SEAR was 39.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2023.
- How does SEAR rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
- SEAR ranks 6th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SEAR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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